EH C9, Key9, Pedal Reviews? - The Steel Guitar Forum

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Post by Richard Sinkler » 27 Apr 2017 7:24 am

It's not a C9, but I use a B9 pedal for a few songs. Everyone thinks it sounds great. I believe the only difference is the models of organs used as patches. I find the organs lack rotary sounds. The organ sound I like only has vibrato. It really needs that Leslie sound. Luckily, I have a Tech21 Roto Choir I'm going to add that to the mix and see what it does. Also, when picking, some notes are stronger than others. But I'm sure that's a picking issue and not a pedal issue. I'm going to see if a compressor will make things more even. The sounds are good though. It just takes some attention to how you pick. I also have an Mel9 pedal. Has some good string sounds. I'm working on using the Cello patch to get fiddle sounds for songs like Amarillo By Morning. Again, technique is the issue, but the sound is passable. The brass and saxophone patches are passable too. As for the Key9, it's interesting. No acoustic piano sounds which I would prefer, but they are difficult to achieve without some sampling. The electric piano sound sounds great in the demos. Problem for me is, my band does Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue. I really, really hate that song. Our lead guitar/keyboard player had to give up gigging. So, if I get this pedal, I will probably have to start doing that song with the pedal. I've managed to convince them that I can't play the piano parts, so we don't actively do the song. I too would like to see some info from someone who uses one. Forgot to mention that the tracking is good. Latency is low, almost undectectable, and they track pitch bends great, unlike MIDI systems. Carter D10 8p/7k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup, Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112, Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open G slide and regular G tuning guitar) . Playing for 55 years and still counting.